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property_name: word-break
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<section id="word-break" class="property">
  <header class="property-header">
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    <h2 class="property-name">
      <a href="#word-break"><span>#</span>word-break</a>
    </h2>
    <div class="property-description">
      <p>Defines how words should break when reaching the end of a line.</p>

    </div>

  </header>

    <style type="text/css">.word-break { font-family: "Source Code Pro", monospace;width: 18em; }</style>




    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">
            <code class="example-default" data-tooltip="This is the property's default value">default</code>


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="word-break: normal;">word-break: normal;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>Words with no space will <strong>not</strong> break. Sequences of uninterrupted characters will be displayed on a single line.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div word-break  block block--alpha" id="word-break-normal">Thequickbrownfoxjumpsoverthelazydog</div>
        </div>
      </aside>
          <style type="text/css">#word-break-normal{ word-break:normal;}</style>
    </section>
    <section class="example">
      <header class="example-header">
        <p class="example-name">


          <code class="example-value" data-tooltip="Click to copy" data-clipboard-text="word-break: break-all;">word-break: break-all;</code>
        </p>
        <div class="example-description">
          <p>Words with no space will <strong>break</strong> as soon as they reach the end of a line.</p>

        </div>
      </header>

      <aside class="example-preview">
        <div class="example-browser"><i></i><i></i><i></i></div>
        <div class="example-output">
          <div class="example-output-div word-break  block block--alpha" id="word-break-break-all">Thequickbrownfoxjumpsoverthelazydog</div>
        </div>
      </aside>
          <style type="text/css">#word-break-break-all{ word-break:break-all;}</style>
    </section>

</section>
